Overview
Remote Execute cannot handle more than seven connections simultaneously. If more than seven connections are attempted, Remote Execute will crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
Description
Remote Execute is a network administration tool for the Windows platform that allows users to run applications remotely. Remote Execute contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. The flaw exists because Remote Execute cannot handle more than seven connections simultaneously. If seven or more connections are attempted, Remote Execute will crash. |
Impact
A remote attacker may be able to crash Remote Execute resulting in a denial-of-service condition. |
Solution
Upgrade This issue was addressed in Remote Execute version 2.3.0.1. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
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References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was reported by Paul Craig.
This document was written by Jeff Gennari.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 1.18 |
| Date Public: | 2004-12-06 |
| Date First Published: | 2004-12-10 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2004-12-10 20:19 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 30 |